 Shocked upon swords and shields. A prince's banner Wavered, then staggered backward, hemmed by foes. A craven hung along the battle's edge, And thought, "Had I a sword of keener steel — That blue blade that the king's son bears, — but this Blunt thing!"...  Poems - Page 44by Edward Rowland Sill - 1887 - 112 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1912 - 582 pages
...blue blade that the King's son bears — but this Blunt thing!' he snapt and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away and left the field. Then came...bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Buried in the dry and trodden sand. And ran and snatched it, and with battle shout Lifted afresh, he... | |
 | 1880 - 604 pages
...blade that the king's son bears, — but this Blunt thing — !" he snapt and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away and left the field. Then came...bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, And ran and snatched it, and with battle -shout Lifted afresh he hewed his enemy down, And saved a... | |
 | John Michels (Journalist) - 1917 - 700 pages
...blade that the king 's son bears, — but this Blunt thing — !" he snapt and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away and left the field. Then came...enemy down, And saved a great cause that heroic day. JOHN CASPER BRANNER STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCIENTIFIC EVENTS THE USE OF PRIMITIVE ART IN TEXTILES IN answer... | |
 | John Michels (Journalist) - 1917 - 692 pages
...blade that the king 'a son bears, — but this Blunt thing — I" he snapt and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away and left the field. Then came...enemy down, And saved a great cause that heroic day. JOHN CASPER BRANNER STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCIENTIFIC EVENTS THE USE OF PRIMITIVE ART IN TEXTILES IN answer... | |
 | Kate Sanborn - 1884 - 396 pages
...blade that the king's son bears — but this Blunt thing ! " — He snapt and flung it from his hand, And, lowering, crept away, and left the field. Then...bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, And ran and snatched it, and, with battle-shout Lifted afresh, he hewed his enemy down, And saved a... | |
 | 1913 - 1124 pages
...blade that the king's son bears, — but this Blunt thing—!" he snapt and flung it from his hand, And, lowering, crept away and left the field. Then...bestead, And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran, and snatched it, and with battle-shout Lifted afresh... | |
 | 1914 - 528 pages
...blue blade that the king's son bears— but this Blunt thing!" he snapt and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away and left the field. Then came...bestead And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, Hilt buried in the dry and trodden sand, And ran and snatched it, and with battle shout Lifted afresh... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1889 - 700 pages
...blade that the king's son bears,— but this Blunt thing — ! " he snapt and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away and left the field. Then came...enemy down, And saved a great cause that heroic day. THE POOL'S PRATER. THE royal feast was done ; the King Sought some new sport to banish care, And to... | |
 | Minot Judson Savage - 1889 - 160 pages
...that the King's son bears, — but this Blunt thing I ' — he snapped and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away and left the field. " Then...and trodden sand, And ran and snatched it, and with battle shout Lifted afresh he hewed his enemy down, And saved a great cause that heroic day." There... | |
 | First Unitarian Church of Oakland, Calif. Ladies - 1891 - 96 pages
...blade that the king's son bears, — but this Blunt thing — !" he snapt and flung it from his hand And lowering crept away and left the field. Then came...enemy down, And saved a great cause that heroic day. -£. X. Sitl. 39 Thy friend has a friend, and thy friend's friend has a friend; be discreet. —Talmud.... | |
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